A Pen Argyl man attacked his fiancee while she was holding their infant son, choking the woman until she nearly passed out twice after she put the baby down, according to court papers.

Jobi Compton, 26, of the 100 block of East Pennsylvania Avenue in the borough, began arguing with Courtney Kressley on Thursday evening at his home after he allegedly told Kressley to snort a crushed Xanax pill. Court records say Kressley began telling Compton that she wanted to end their relationship and he grew violent.

Compton allegedly punched Kressley in the face while she held their infant child. She told police she “carefully dropped” the baby onto a mattress on the floor to save him from any injury, court papers say. Compton continued to strike and choke the victim until she nearly passed out twice, records say.

Police were called to the home by Kressley’s mother who feared that her daughter was being assaulted at the home, court records say. Police who arrived on scene could see Compton on top of the victim in their first-floor bedroom, according to court documents.

Police forcefully removed Compton from the home and found Kressley with a bloody nose, court papers say. Police say they spotted the couple’s baby lying on the floor mattress in the bedroom.

A Bangor K-9 was summoned to the scene to search for drugs. The dog found marijuana in the house and some drug paraphernalia in the bedroom, court papers say.

Compton was arraigned before on-call District Judge Robert Hawke on charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $35,000 bail.